Cesse Aqueduct
Cesse Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts, or water bridge, created for the Canal du Midi. Originally, the canal crossed the Cesse on the level. Pierre-Paul Riquet, the original architect of the canal, had placed a curved dam 205 metres long and 9.10 metres high across the Cesse in order to collect water to make the crossing possible; the aqueduct replaced this dam.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: bridge in Mirepeisset
- Also known as: “Pont-Canal de Cesse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Épanchoir des Patiasses and Amphoralis.
Épanchoir des Patiasses
Bridge
The balancing of incoming and outgoing water allows the Canal du Midi to operate as it does. Each time a lock operates, large quantities of water are either required to fill it or dump from it into the lower level pound. Épanchoir des Patiasses is situated 260 metres south of Cesse Aqueduct.
Amphoralis
Museum
Photo: Mrs Folyot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amphoralis is a museum, which is situated 2 km southeast of Cesse Aqueduct.
Église Saint-Sébastien de Mirepeisset
Church
Photo: Methos31, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Sébastien de Mirepeisset is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Cesse Aqueduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Somail and Bize Minervois.
Le Somail
Hamlet
Le Somail is a hamlet in the Aude department of southwestern France. Le Somail is located along the Canal du Midi. Its territory is shared by 3 communes: Ginestas, Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude and Sallèles-d'Aude.
Bize Minervois
Photo: Hoff1980, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bize-Minervois is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
Ventenac-en-Minervois
Village
Photo: ArnoLagrange, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ventenac-en-Minervois is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Ventenac-en-Minervois is situated 6 km southwest of Cesse Aqueduct.
Cesse Aqueduct
- Category: navigable aqueduct
- Location: Mirepeisset, Arrondissement of Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.28012° or 43° 16′ 48″ northLongitude
2.91547° or 2° 54′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FM47WJ8+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 200950619OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q3396396
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Cesse Aqueduct” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قناة سيس”
- French: “Pont-canal de Cesse”
- French: “pont-canal de la Cesse”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pont-Canal de la Cesse and Port-la-Robine.
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